US20060171817A1 - Compressor and method of using compressor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a compressor and a method of using the compressor, and more particularly, to a compressor with a compact and inexpensive structure which does not require drilling a body thereof and a method of using the compressor.
- a compressor for air-conditioning of a vehicle which is provided with a rotation detecting mechanism to detect a rotational failure resulting from seizure or the like, has been conventionally known.
- the rotation detecting mechanism is constructed, for example, by forming a through-hole 102 through a housing member 101 made of a nonmagnetic material and fitting a detection sensor 104 in the through-hole 102 via an O-ring 103 as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the detection sensor 104 converts a change in a magnetic flux flowing from a magnet 106 to an iron core 107 in accordance with rotation of the detection body 105 into a voltage by means of a pickup coil 108 , thereby detecting a rotational state of the detection body 105 .
- the housing member 101 needs to be drilled so as to form the through-hole 102 , which leads to an increase in the production cost of the compressor. Further, a sealing structure employing the O-ring 103 is required, which leads to a further increase in the production cost of the compressor. In addition, there is a problem, for example, that foreign matters that have adhered to the detection sensor 104 may enter the compressor and cause seizure of the compressor.
- a conventional compressor which solves the above described problem (e.g., see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- a detection sensor is provided outside a housing member, and there is no need to drill the housing member.
- a detector 18 is provided outside a body of the compressor, and a magnetic flux leaking out from an electromagnetic clutch 6 is sequentially conducted through a drive shaft 7 , a rotational base 8 (a detection body) moving in association with the drive shaft 7 , and a bolt 14 (a fastener) for connecting the body, so that a circulative magnetic circuit is formed.
- a change in the magnetic flux is caused between the rotational base 8 and the bolt 14 via a periodic motion of the rotational base 8 , and the detector 18 detects the change in the magnetic flux.
- a rotational speed of the compressor is detected based on this change, that is, a detection result obtained from the detector 18 .
- this compressor is advantageous in that high detecting performance can be achieved with a simple construction.
- a magnetic sensor 150 having a magnetic impedance element (an MI element) whose impedance changes according to an external magnetic field is provided outside a body 1 of the compressor, and a permanent magnet 7 serving as a magnetic flux generating source is embedded in an outer peripheral portion of a swash plate 6 serving as a detection body.
- the permanent magnet 7 and the magnetic sensor 150 are so arranged as to face each other sometime while the swash plate 6 rotates by 360°.
- a magnetic sensor is arranged at a head portion of the fastener or on a stator side of the electromagnetic clutch 6 facing the fastener. This causes a problem that the axial total length of the compressor is increased because of a space for mounting the sensor.
- the magnetic flux generating source (the permanent magnet 7 ) is provided in the detection body inside the compressor. Therefore, this magnetic flux generating source may fall from the detection body and cause seizure or the like of the compressor. Besides, there is a problem, for example, that the necessity of the magnetic flux generating source entails an increase in the production cost of the compressor.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei 6-299960
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-195854
- the present invention has been conceived of in view of the foregoing circumstances. It is an object of the present invention to provide a compressor with a compact and inexpensive structure which does not require drilling a body thereof and a method of using the compressor.
- the present invention has the following structure:
- a compressor comprising:
- an electromagnetic clutch provided on one end side of said body
- a movable member that moves in association with said drive shaft to compress a fluid
- said detection body and said drive shaft are made of a ferromagnetic material
- a magnetic flux leaking out from said electromagnetic clutch is sequentially conducted from an outer lateral face side of said body to said detection body and said drive shaft so as to form a circulative magnetic path
- said detection means is a magnetic sensor having a magnetic impedance element
- said magnetic sensor is provided on the outer lateral face side of said body and in proximity to said fastener.
- said detection body is arranged between said electromagnetic clutch and said movable member, and
- said magnetic sensor is arranged at a position facing said detection body via said fastener.
- the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch is sequentially conducted through the detection body and the drive shaft from the outer lateral face side of the body, so that the circulative magnetic circuit is formed.
- the magnetic sensor detects a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit from the outer lateral face side of the housing member, thereby detecting a rotational speed of the compressor.
- the detection body is arranged between the electromagnetic clutch and the movable member and the magnetic sensor is arranged at a position facing the detection body via the fastener, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit can be detected more reliably.
- the fastener is made of a ferromagnetic material
- the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch is sequentially conducted through the fastener, the detection body, and the drive shaft from the outer lateral face side of the body, so that the circulative magnetic circuit is formed. Consequently, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- the clearance between the magnetic sensor and the fastener is equal to or smaller than 20 mm, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- the magnetic sensor is arranged such that a center thereof is located at a position that is shifted toward the other side of the electromagnetic clutch on the body by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm from a position where a radial end face of the detection body faces an outer lateral face of the body via the fastener, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- the housing member is made of a nonmagnetic material, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- the detection body, the drive shaft, and the fastener are made of iron and the housing member is made of aluminum, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- the compressor is appropriately used for air-conditioning of the vehicle.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an essential part of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a front view showing a detection body
- FIG 4 is an illustrative view for explaining another mode of arrangement of a magnetic sensor.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional compressor.
- a compressor according to the present invention is provided with the following components, that is, a housing member, a fastener, a drive shaft, a movable member, a detection body, and detection means.
- This compressor may further be provided with, for example, a swash plate which will be described later.
- the type of compression performed by the compressor may be, for example, reciprocating compression, scroll compression, screw compression, or vane compression.
- the “housing member” is not limited to any specific material, shape, or the like as long as two or more of housing members of the same type can be combined to form a body of the compressor.
- the number of the housing members to be provided is not limited in particular either.
- the housing member may be made of, for example, a nonmagnetic material such as aluminum.
- the housing member may be, for example, a front housing, a cylinder block, a rear housing, and the like.
- the “fastener” is not limited to any specific structure, shape, or the like as long as it can couple a plurality of housing members to one another. Two or more fasteners of the same type may also be provided, and the number of the fasteners to be provided is not limited in particular either.
- the fastener may be, for example, a bolt member inserted through an interior of the body and extending in an axial direction thereof.
- the fastener may be made of, for example, a ferromagnetic material such as iron.
- the “drive shaft” is not limited to any specific material, shape, length, or the like as long as it can be inserted through the body and coupled to a power source via an electromagnetic clutch.
- the drive shaft is normally supported in a rotatable manner in the body.
- the drive shaft may be made of any ferromagnetic material (e.g., iron or the like).
- the electromagnetic clutch is normally supported in a rotatable manner on a tip end side of a front housing that acts as a housing member.
- the power source may be, for example, an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, or the like.
- the “movable member” is not limited to any specific structure, mode of movement, or the like as long as it can move in association with the drive shaft and compress a fluid.
- the movable member may be, for example, a piston, a scroll, a screw, a vane, or the like. A suitable one of them is selected according to the mode of compression of the compressor or the like.
- the “detection body” is not limited to any specific material, shape, mode of movement, or the like as long as it can move in association with the drive shaft.
- the detection body can cause a change in clearance between itself and the fastener and thus a change in the magnetic flux in a circulative magnetic circuit A (see FIG. 2 ) by, for example, moving in association with the drive shaft.
- the circulative magnetic circuit A is normally formed by conducting a magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch sequentially through the detection body and the drive shaft from an outer lateral face side of the body.
- the circulative magnetic circuit A may be formed by, for example, conducting the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch sequentially through the fastener, the detection body, and the drive shaft from the outer lateral face side of the body.
- the circulative magnetic circuit A may be formed by, for example, conducting a magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch sequentially through a stator, a pulley, the housing member, the fastener, the detection body, and the drive shaft.
- the detection body is not provided with a magnetic flux generating source (a permanent magnet or the like).
- the detection body may be, for example, attached to the drive shaft and rotatable together therewith.
- the detection body may be made of any ferromagnetic material (e.g., iron or the like).
- the detection body may assume the shape of, for example, a circular disc, and have one, two, or more reduced diameter portions or projecting portions for causing a change in the magnetic flux on an outer periphery side thereof.
- the detection body may be arranged, for example, between the electromagnetic clutch and the movable member. It is preferable from the standpoint of detection accuracy that the detection body be arranged at a position close to the electromagnetic clutch in the front housing that acts as the housing member.
- the “detection means” detects a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit A caused by the detection body, and then a rotational state of the drive shaft.
- the detection means is a magnetic sensor having a magnetic impedance element.
- the “magnetic sensor” is not limited to any specific shape, size, or the like as long as it is provided on the outer lateral face side of the body and in proximity to the fastener. Two or more magnetic sensors of the same type may also be provided, and the number of the magnetic sensors to be provided is not limited in particular either.
- the mode of arrangement of the magnetic sensor may be, for example, (1) a mode in which the magnetic sensor is provided in contact with an outer lateral face of the body, (2) a mode in which the magnetic sensor is provided in a recess portion formed in the outer lateral face of the body, (3) a mode in which the magnetic sensor is provided outwardly apart from the outer lateral face of the body, or the like.
- the magnetic sensor may be arranged, for example, such that a magnetism-sensing direction P thereof coincides with the axial direction of the body (see FIG. 1 ) or extends perpendicularly to the axial direction of the body (see FIG. 4 ).
- the magnetic sensor may be arranged, for example, at a position facing the detection body without the intervention of the fastener. From the standpoint of detection accuracy, however, it is preferable that the magnetic sensor be arranged at the position facing the detection body via the fastener.
- the clearance between the magnetic sensor and the fastener may be, for example, equal to or smaller than 20 mm.
- the clearance may be, for example, equal to or larger than 0 mm.
- the magnetic sensor may be arranged, for example, such that a center thereof is located at a position that is shifted toward the other side of the electromagnetic clutch on the body by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm from a position where a radial end face of the detection body faces an outer lateral face of the body via said fastener.
- the distance may be, for example, equal to or larger than 0 mm.
- the “magnetic impedance element” is not limited to any specific material, shape, size, or the like as long as it is an element utilizing a phenomenon of a change in impedance with respect to high-frequency current resulting from a change in an external magnetic field (i.e., a magnetic impedance effect).
- the magnetic impedance element may be, for example, a wire made of an amorphous magnetic material, a thin-film element made of ferronickel etc., or the like.
- the “swash plate” is not limited to any specific material, shape, mode of movement, or the like as long as it moves in association with the drive shaft.
- the swash plate is normally supported in a tiltable manner on the drive shaft, and tilts with respect to the drive shaft in accordance with rotation thereof, thereby moving the movable member.
- variable displacement compressor for air-conditioning of a vehicle, whose compression volume changes in accordance with a change in tilt angle of a later-described swash plate, is described as an example of the compressor according to the present invention.
- a compressor 1 has a body 2 composed of a front housing 3 , a cylinder block 4 , and a rear housing 5 , which are examples of the “housing member” according to the present invention.
- the front housing 3 , the cylinder block 4 , and the rear housing 5 are tubular in shape and made of aluminum (a nonmagnetic material).
- a drive shaft 8 which is made of a ferrous metal (a ferromagnetic material) and coupled to an engine (not shown) via an electromagnetic clutch 7 , is inserted through a crank chamber 3 a formed in the front housing 3 .
- the drive shaft 8 is rotatably supported via a bearing in the cylinder block 4 and the front housing 3 .
- a detection body 9 having the shape of a circular disc and made of a ferrous metal (a ferromagnetic material) is fixed to the drive shaft 8 .
- the detection body 9 is arranged between the electromagnetic clutch 7 and a later-described piston and at a position close to the electromagnetic clutch 7 in the front housing 3 .
- an increased diameter portion 9 a and a reduced diameter portion 9 b which are circumferentially arranged at intervals of a predetermined angle (180°), are formed on an outer periphery side of the detection body 9 (see FIG. 3 ).
- a swash plate 10 is tiltably provided on the drive shaft 8 . The swash plate 10 tilts within a predetermined angular range by being guided by a guide portion 9 c of the rotating detection body 9 .
- a piston 11 which is an example of the “movable member” according to the present invention, is supported in a plurality of cylinder chambers 4 a formed in the cylinder block 4 in such a manner as to be movable in the axial direction of the body 2 .
- An outer periphery end portion of the swash plate 10 is coupled to a coupling portion 11 a formed on a front side of the piston 11 . Due to rotation of the drive shaft 8 and the detection body 9 , therefore, the swash plate 10 is tilted, and the piston 11 is reciprocated in a corresponding one of the cylinder chambers 4 a.
- a refrigerant gas sucked from a suction chamber 5 a formed in the rear housing 5 into the cylinder chamber 4 a is compressed.
- the compressed gas is discharged into a discharge chamber 5 b formed in the rear housing 5 .
- the electromagnetic clutch 7 is rotatably supported on a boss portion 3 b of the front housing 3 via a bearing.
- the electromagnetic clutch 7 is composed of a pulley 13 , a rotor 14 , a stator 16 , an armature 17 , and a hub 18 .
- the pulley 13 is coupled to a crank pulley of an engine, which is an example of the “power source” according to the present invention, via a V belt (not shown).
- the rotor 14 is fixed to an inner periphery side of the pulley 13 .
- the stator 16 is fixed to the rotor 14 and incorporates an electromagnetic coil 15 .
- the armature 17 assumes the shape of a circular disc and is arranged facing a conductive frictional surface of the rotor 14 .
- the hub 18 couples the armature 17 to the drive shaft 8 .
- a magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic coil 15 of the electromagnetic clutch 7 is sequentially conducted through the stator 16 , the pulley 13 , the front housing 3 , a corresponding one of the bolt members 6 , the detection body 9 , and the drive shaft 8 , so that the circulative magnetic circuit A (indicated by alternate long and short dash lines in FIG. 2 ) is formed.
- a magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic coil 15 of the electromagnetic clutch 7 is sequentially conducted through the stator 16 , a corresponding one of the bolt members 6 , the detection body 9 , and the drive shaft 8 , so that the circulative magnetic circuit B (indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 2 ) is formed.
- a magnetic sensor 20 which is an example of the “detection means” according to the present invention, capable of detecting a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit A is provided on an outer lateral face of the front housing 3 and in proximity to the bolt member 6 .
- the magnetic sensor 20 has a magnetic impedance element (not shown) that is a wire made of an amorphous magnetic material.
- the magnetic sensor 20 is arranged at a position facing the detection body 9 via the bolt member 6 .
- the clearance between the magnetic sensor 20 and the bolt member 6 is equal to or smaller than 20 mm (for example, 10 mm).
- the center of the magnetic sensor 20 is arranged at a position that is shifted toward the other side of the electromagnetic clutch 7 on the body 2 by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm (for example, 20 mm) from a position where a radial end face of the detection body 9 faces the outer lateral face of the front housing 3 via the bolt member 6 .
- the magnetic sensor 20 is arranged such that the magnetism-sensing direction P thereof coincides with the axial direction of the body 2 .
- the circulative magnetic circuit A and a circulative magnetic circuit B are formed owing to a magnetic field (a magnetic flux) generated from the electromagnetic clutch 7 .
- the detection body 9 changes in radius during a 360° rotation. Therefore, when the detection body 9 rotates, the clearance (air gap) between the bolt member 6 and the detection body 9 changes, which causes changes in the magnetic fields in the circulative magnetic circuits A and B.
- the output voltage of the magnetic sensor 20 which detects the change in the magnetic field in the circulative magnetic circuit A, changes. Based on this change in the output voltage, a rotational state of the compressor 1 is detected.
- the magnetic sensor 20 having the magnetic impedance element is provided on the outer lateral face of the front housing 3 forming the body 2 and in proximity to the bolt member 6 so as to constitute the compressor 1 . Therefore, the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch 7 is sequentially conducted through the stator 16 , the pulley 13 , the front housing 3 , the bolt member 6 , the detection body 9 , and the drive shaft 8 , so that the circulative magnetic circuit A is formed.
- the magnetic sensor 20 detects a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit A from the outer lateral face of the front housing 3 . As a result, a rotational state of the compressor 1 is detected. This eliminates the necessity to drill the body 2 of the compressor 1 .
- the production cost of the compressor can be reduced in comparison with a conventional one with its body drilled. Since a sealing structure employing an O-ring is not required, the production cost can further be reduced. Moreover, foreign matters stuck to the magnetic sensor are prevented from entering the compressor and causing seizure or the like. Since there is no need to provide a space for mounting the sensor between the electromagnetic clutch 7 and the front end face of the front housing 3 unlike conventional cases in which detection means is provided on a head portion of a bolt member or on a stator side of an electromagnetic clutch facing the head portion, the total length in the axial direction of the body of the compressor can be reduced.
- the detection body 9 is arranged between the electromagnetic clutch 7 and the piston 11 , and the magnetic sensor 20 is arranged at the position facing the detection body 9 via the bolt member 6 . Therefore, the magnetic sensor 20 is located closer to the circulative magnetic circuit A, and a change in the magnetism in the circulative magnetic circuit A can be detected with extremely high accuracy.
- the present invention is not limited to the above described embodiment, and permits within its scope a variety of modifications and changes depending on the purpose or use to which the present invention is applied. That is, although the magnetic sensor 20 is arranged such that the magnetism-sensing direction P thereof coincides with the axial direction of the body 2 of the compressor 1 , the present invention is not limited thereto.
- a magnetic sensor 20 ′ may be arranged such that the magnetism-sensing direction P thereof extends substantially perpendicularly to the axial direction of the body 2 of the compressor 1 or forms a predetermined angle therewith.
- the detection body 9 having the pair of the increased diameter portion 9 a and the reduced diameter portion 9 b is described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited thereto; for example, a plurality of recess portions (reduced diameter portions) may be formed circumferentially at intervals of a predetermined distance on an outer periphery side of the detection body 9 .
- the compressor of the present invention is utilized as a compressor for a vehicle.
- it is preferably utilized as a compressor for air-conditioning of a vehicle.
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- The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-372142 filed on Dec. 22, 2004, including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a compressor and a method of using the compressor, and more particularly, to a compressor with a compact and inexpensive structure which does not require drilling a body thereof and a method of using the compressor.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A compressor for air-conditioning of a vehicle, which is provided with a rotation detecting mechanism to detect a rotational failure resulting from seizure or the like, has been conventionally known. The rotation detecting mechanism is constructed, for example, by forming a through-
hole 102 through ahousing member 101 made of a nonmagnetic material and fitting adetection sensor 104 in the through-hole 102 via an O-ring 103 as shown inFIG. 5 . Thedetection sensor 104 converts a change in a magnetic flux flowing from amagnet 106 to aniron core 107 in accordance with rotation of thedetection body 105 into a voltage by means of apickup coil 108, thereby detecting a rotational state of thedetection body 105. - In the above described conventional rotation detecting mechanism, however, the
housing member 101 needs to be drilled so as to form the through-hole 102, which leads to an increase in the production cost of the compressor. Further, a sealing structure employing the O-ring 103 is required, which leads to a further increase in the production cost of the compressor. In addition, there is a problem, for example, that foreign matters that have adhered to thedetection sensor 104 may enter the compressor and cause seizure of the compressor. - In view of this background, a conventional compressor is known, which solves the above described problem (e.g., see
Patent Documents 1 and 2). In this conventional compressor, a detection sensor is provided outside a housing member, and there is no need to drill the housing member. - In the compressor disclosed in the above-mentioned
Patent Document 1, adetector 18 is provided outside a body of the compressor, and a magnetic flux leaking out from anelectromagnetic clutch 6 is sequentially conducted through adrive shaft 7, a rotational base 8 (a detection body) moving in association with thedrive shaft 7, and a bolt 14 (a fastener) for connecting the body, so that a circulative magnetic circuit is formed. A change in the magnetic flux is caused between therotational base 8 and thebolt 14 via a periodic motion of therotational base 8, and thedetector 18 detects the change in the magnetic flux. A rotational speed of the compressor is detected based on this change, that is, a detection result obtained from thedetector 18. Thus, this compressor is advantageous in that high detecting performance can be achieved with a simple construction. - In the compressor disclosed in the above-mentioned
Patent Document 2, a magnetic sensor 150 having a magnetic impedance element (an MI element) whose impedance changes according to an external magnetic field is provided outside abody 1 of the compressor, and apermanent magnet 7 serving as a magnetic flux generating source is embedded in an outer peripheral portion of aswash plate 6 serving as a detection body. In addition, thepermanent magnet 7 and the magnetic sensor 150 are so arranged as to face each other sometime while theswash plate 6 rotates by 360°. With this construction, since the magnetic element of the magnetic sensor 150 is a high-sensitivity MI element, subtle fluctuations in the magnetic field resulting from rotation of theswash plate 6 can be detected even from the outside of thebody 1. Consequently, this compressor is advantageous, for example, in that detection of a rotational speed is made possible with high sensitivity and high accuracy. - According to the above-mentioned
Patent Document 1, however, a magnetic sensor is arranged at a head portion of the fastener or on a stator side of theelectromagnetic clutch 6 facing the fastener. This causes a problem that the axial total length of the compressor is increased because of a space for mounting the sensor. - According to the above-mentioned
Patent Document 2, the magnetic flux generating source (the permanent magnet 7) is provided in the detection body inside the compressor. Therefore, this magnetic flux generating source may fall from the detection body and cause seizure or the like of the compressor. Besides, there is a problem, for example, that the necessity of the magnetic flux generating source entails an increase in the production cost of the compressor. - Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei 6-299960
- Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-195854
- As described above, the present invention has been conceived of in view of the foregoing circumstances. It is an object of the present invention to provide a compressor with a compact and inexpensive structure which does not require drilling a body thereof and a method of using the compressor.
- The present invention has the following structure:
- 1.
- A compressor comprising:
- a plurality of housing members forming a body;
- a fastener that couples said plurality of housing members to one another;
- an electromagnetic clutch provided on one end side of said body;
- a drive shaft inserted through said body and coupled to a power source via said electromagnetic clutch;
- a movable member that moves in association with said drive shaft to compress a fluid;
- a detection body that moves in association with said drive shaft; and
- detection means for detecting a rotational state of said drive shaft by means of said detection body, wherein
- said detection body and said drive shaft are made of a ferromagnetic material,
- a magnetic flux leaking out from said electromagnetic clutch is sequentially conducted from an outer lateral face side of said body to said detection body and said drive shaft so as to form a circulative magnetic path,
- said detection means is a magnetic sensor having a magnetic impedance element, and
- said magnetic sensor is provided on the outer lateral face side of said body and in proximity to said fastener.
- 2. The compressor according to 1 above, wherein
- said detection body is arranged between said electromagnetic clutch and said movable member, and
- said magnetic sensor is arranged at a position facing said detection body via said fastener.
- 3. The compressor according to 1 above, wherein said fastener is made of a ferromagnetic material.
- 4. The compressor according to 1 above, wherein said magnetic sensor and said fastener are spaced apart from each other by a clearance equal to or smaller than 20 mm.
- 5. The compressor according to 1 above, wherein said magnetic sensor is arranged such that a center thereof is located at a position that is shifted toward the other side of said electromagnetic clutch on said body by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm from a position where a radial end face of said detection body faces an outer lateral face of said body via said fastener.
- 6. The compressor according to 1 above, wherein said housing members are made of a nonmagnetic material.
- 7. The compressor according to 1 above, wherein
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- said detection body, said drive shaft, and said fastener are made of iron, and
- said housing members are made of aluminum.
- 8. A method of using the compressor according to 1 above for air-conditioning of a vehicle.
- According to the compressor of the present invention, the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch is sequentially conducted through the detection body and the drive shaft from the outer lateral face side of the body, so that the circulative magnetic circuit is formed. The magnetic sensor detects a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit from the outer lateral face side of the housing member, thereby detecting a rotational speed of the compressor. As a result, the compressor, which has a compact and inexpensive structure that does not require drilling the body thereof, can be provided.
- If the detection body is arranged between the electromagnetic clutch and the movable member and the magnetic sensor is arranged at a position facing the detection body via the fastener, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit can be detected more reliably.
- If the fastener is made of a ferromagnetic material, the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch is sequentially conducted through the fastener, the detection body, and the drive shaft from the outer lateral face side of the body, so that the circulative magnetic circuit is formed. Consequently, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- If the clearance between the magnetic sensor and the fastener is equal to or smaller than 20 mm, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- If the magnetic sensor is arranged such that a center thereof is located at a position that is shifted toward the other side of the electromagnetic clutch on the body by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm from a position where a radial end face of the detection body faces an outer lateral face of the body via the fastener, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- If the housing member is made of a nonmagnetic material, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- If the detection body, the drive shaft, and the fastener are made of iron and the housing member is made of aluminum, the change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit is detected more easily.
- In the method of using the compressor according to the present invention, the compressor is appropriately used for air-conditioning of the vehicle.
- In the accompanying drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an essential part ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a detection body; - FIG 4 is an illustrative view for explaining another mode of arrangement of a magnetic sensor; and
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FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional compressor. - 1. Compressor
- A compressor according to the present invention is provided with the following components, that is, a housing member, a fastener, a drive shaft, a movable member, a detection body, and detection means. This compressor may further be provided with, for example, a swash plate which will be described later.
- The type of compression performed by the compressor may be, for example, reciprocating compression, scroll compression, screw compression, or vane compression.
- The “housing member” is not limited to any specific material, shape, or the like as long as two or more of housing members of the same type can be combined to form a body of the compressor. The number of the housing members to be provided is not limited in particular either. The housing member may be made of, for example, a nonmagnetic material such as aluminum. The housing member may be, for example, a front housing, a cylinder block, a rear housing, and the like.
- The “fastener” is not limited to any specific structure, shape, or the like as long as it can couple a plurality of housing members to one another. Two or more fasteners of the same type may also be provided, and the number of the fasteners to be provided is not limited in particular either. The fastener may be, for example, a bolt member inserted through an interior of the body and extending in an axial direction thereof. The fastener may be made of, for example, a ferromagnetic material such as iron.
- The “drive shaft” is not limited to any specific material, shape, length, or the like as long as it can be inserted through the body and coupled to a power source via an electromagnetic clutch. The drive shaft is normally supported in a rotatable manner in the body. The drive shaft may be made of any ferromagnetic material (e.g., iron or the like).
- Note that the electromagnetic clutch is normally supported in a rotatable manner on a tip end side of a front housing that acts as a housing member. The power source may be, for example, an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, or the like.
- The “movable member” is not limited to any specific structure, mode of movement, or the like as long as it can move in association with the drive shaft and compress a fluid. The movable member may be, for example, a piston, a scroll, a screw, a vane, or the like. A suitable one of them is selected according to the mode of compression of the compressor or the like.
- The “detection body” is not limited to any specific material, shape, mode of movement, or the like as long as it can move in association with the drive shaft. The detection body can cause a change in clearance between itself and the fastener and thus a change in the magnetic flux in a circulative magnetic circuit A (see
FIG. 2 ) by, for example, moving in association with the drive shaft. The circulative magnetic circuit A is normally formed by conducting a magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch sequentially through the detection body and the drive shaft from an outer lateral face side of the body. The circulative magnetic circuit A may be formed by, for example, conducting the magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch sequentially through the fastener, the detection body, and the drive shaft from the outer lateral face side of the body. Furthermore, the circulative magnetic circuit A may be formed by, for example, conducting a magnetic flux leaking out from the electromagnetic clutch sequentially through a stator, a pulley, the housing member, the fastener, the detection body, and the drive shaft. The detection body is not provided with a magnetic flux generating source (a permanent magnet or the like). - The detection body may be, for example, attached to the drive shaft and rotatable together therewith. The detection body may be made of any ferromagnetic material (e.g., iron or the like). The detection body may assume the shape of, for example, a circular disc, and have one, two, or more reduced diameter portions or projecting portions for causing a change in the magnetic flux on an outer periphery side thereof.
- The detection body may be arranged, for example, between the electromagnetic clutch and the movable member. It is preferable from the standpoint of detection accuracy that the detection body be arranged at a position close to the electromagnetic clutch in the front housing that acts as the housing member.
- The “detection means” detects a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit A caused by the detection body, and then a rotational state of the drive shaft. The detection means is a magnetic sensor having a magnetic impedance element.
- The “magnetic sensor” is not limited to any specific shape, size, or the like as long as it is provided on the outer lateral face side of the body and in proximity to the fastener. Two or more magnetic sensors of the same type may also be provided, and the number of the magnetic sensors to be provided is not limited in particular either. The mode of arrangement of the magnetic sensor may be, for example, (1) a mode in which the magnetic sensor is provided in contact with an outer lateral face of the body, (2) a mode in which the magnetic sensor is provided in a recess portion formed in the outer lateral face of the body, (3) a mode in which the magnetic sensor is provided outwardly apart from the outer lateral face of the body, or the like. The magnetic sensor may be arranged, for example, such that a magnetism-sensing direction P thereof coincides with the axial direction of the body (see
FIG. 1 ) or extends perpendicularly to the axial direction of the body (seeFIG. 4 ). - The magnetic sensor may be arranged, for example, at a position facing the detection body without the intervention of the fastener. From the standpoint of detection accuracy, however, it is preferable that the magnetic sensor be arranged at the position facing the detection body via the fastener.
- The clearance between the magnetic sensor and the fastener may be, for example, equal to or smaller than 20 mm. The clearance may be, for example, equal to or larger than 0 mm.
- The magnetic sensor may be arranged, for example, such that a center thereof is located at a position that is shifted toward the other side of the electromagnetic clutch on the body by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm from a position where a radial end face of the detection body faces an outer lateral face of the body via said fastener. The distance may be, for example, equal to or larger than 0 mm.
- The “magnetic impedance element” is not limited to any specific material, shape, size, or the like as long as it is an element utilizing a phenomenon of a change in impedance with respect to high-frequency current resulting from a change in an external magnetic field (i.e., a magnetic impedance effect). The magnetic impedance element may be, for example, a wire made of an amorphous magnetic material, a thin-film element made of ferronickel etc., or the like.
- By applying a high-frequency current to the magnetic impedance element and converting a change in impedance caused as a result of a change in the external magnetic field into an electric signal, an output of the magnetic impedance element is obtained.
- The “swash plate” is not limited to any specific material, shape, mode of movement, or the like as long as it moves in association with the drive shaft. The swash plate is normally supported in a tiltable manner on the drive shaft, and tilts with respect to the drive shaft in accordance with rotation thereof, thereby moving the movable member.
- Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- In this embodiment, a variable displacement compressor for air-conditioning of a vehicle, whose compression volume changes in accordance with a change in tilt angle of a later-described swash plate, is described as an example of the compressor according to the present invention.
- (1) Structure of Compressor
- As shown in
FIG. 1 , acompressor 1 according to the present embodiment has abody 2 composed of afront housing 3, a cylinder block 4, and arear housing 5, which are examples of the “housing member” according to the present invention. Thefront housing 3, the cylinder block 4, and therear housing 5 are tubular in shape and made of aluminum (a nonmagnetic material). With a rear end of thefront housing 3 abutting against a front end of the cylinder block 4 and a front end of therear housing 5 abutting against a rear end of the cylinder block 4 via avalve plate 12, screw portions (not shown) of a plurality of bolt members 6 (that is an example of the “fastener” according to the present invention), which are made of a ferrous metal (a ferromagnetic material), are screwed into therear housing 5, andhead portions 6 a of therespective bolt members 6 are engaged with an outer end face of thefront housing 3. As a result, thefront housing 3, the cylinder block 4, and therear housing 5 are integrally coupled to one another. - A
drive shaft 8, which is made of a ferrous metal (a ferromagnetic material) and coupled to an engine (not shown) via anelectromagnetic clutch 7, is inserted through acrank chamber 3 a formed in thefront housing 3. Thedrive shaft 8 is rotatably supported via a bearing in the cylinder block 4 and thefront housing 3. Adetection body 9 having the shape of a circular disc and made of a ferrous metal (a ferromagnetic material) is fixed to thedrive shaft 8. Thedetection body 9 is arranged between theelectromagnetic clutch 7 and a later-described piston and at a position close to theelectromagnetic clutch 7 in thefront housing 3. In order to cause a change in the magnetic flux in a later-described circulative magnetic circuit, an increaseddiameter portion 9 a and a reduceddiameter portion 9 b, which are circumferentially arranged at intervals of a predetermined angle (180°), are formed on an outer periphery side of the detection body 9 (seeFIG. 3 ). Aswash plate 10 is tiltably provided on thedrive shaft 8. Theswash plate 10 tilts within a predetermined angular range by being guided by aguide portion 9c of therotating detection body 9. - A
piston 11, which is an example of the “movable member” according to the present invention, is supported in a plurality ofcylinder chambers 4 a formed in the cylinder block 4 in such a manner as to be movable in the axial direction of thebody 2. An outer periphery end portion of theswash plate 10 is coupled to acoupling portion 11 a formed on a front side of thepiston 11. Due to rotation of thedrive shaft 8 and thedetection body 9, therefore, theswash plate 10 is tilted, and thepiston 11 is reciprocated in a corresponding one of thecylinder chambers 4 a. Owing to this reciprocating movement of thepiston 11, a refrigerant gas sucked from asuction chamber 5 a formed in therear housing 5 into thecylinder chamber 4 a is compressed. The compressed gas is discharged into adischarge chamber 5 b formed in therear housing 5. - The
electromagnetic clutch 7 is rotatably supported on aboss portion 3 b of thefront housing 3 via a bearing. Theelectromagnetic clutch 7 is composed of apulley 13, arotor 14, astator 16, anarmature 17, and ahub 18. Thepulley 13 is coupled to a crank pulley of an engine, which is an example of the “power source” according to the present invention, via a V belt (not shown). Therotor 14 is fixed to an inner periphery side of thepulley 13. Thestator 16 is fixed to therotor 14 and incorporates anelectromagnetic coil 15. Thearmature 17 assumes the shape of a circular disc and is arranged facing a conductive frictional surface of therotor 14. Thehub 18 couples thearmature 17 to thedrive shaft 8. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , a magnetic flux leaking out from theelectromagnetic coil 15 of theelectromagnetic clutch 7 is sequentially conducted through thestator 16, thepulley 13, thefront housing 3, a corresponding one of thebolt members 6, thedetection body 9, and thedrive shaft 8, so that the circulative magnetic circuit A (indicated by alternate long and short dash lines inFIG. 2 ) is formed. Also, a magnetic flux leaking out from theelectromagnetic coil 15 of theelectromagnetic clutch 7 is sequentially conducted through thestator 16, a corresponding one of thebolt members 6, thedetection body 9, and thedrive shaft 8, so that the circulative magnetic circuit B (indicated by dashed lines inFIG. 2 ) is formed. - A
magnetic sensor 20, which is an example of the “detection means” according to the present invention, capable of detecting a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit A is provided on an outer lateral face of thefront housing 3 and in proximity to thebolt member 6. Themagnetic sensor 20 has a magnetic impedance element (not shown) that is a wire made of an amorphous magnetic material. Themagnetic sensor 20 is arranged at a position facing thedetection body 9 via thebolt member 6. The clearance between themagnetic sensor 20 and thebolt member 6 is equal to or smaller than 20 mm (for example, 10 mm). The center of themagnetic sensor 20 is arranged at a position that is shifted toward the other side of theelectromagnetic clutch 7 on thebody 2 by a distance equal to or smaller than 40 mm (for example, 20 mm) from a position where a radial end face of thedetection body 9 faces the outer lateral face of thefront housing 3 via thebolt member 6. Themagnetic sensor 20 is arranged such that the magnetism-sensing direction P thereof coincides with the axial direction of thebody 2. - (2) Operation of Compressor
- Next, an operation of the
compressor 1 having the aforementioned structure will be described. - When a voltage is applied to the
electromagnetic coil 15 in theelectromagnetic clutch 7, a magnetic field is generated, and thepulley 13 is coupled to thehub 18. Since thehub 18 is joined to thedrive shaft 8 and thedetection body 9, power of the engine is transmitted to thepulley 13. As a result, thepulley 13, thedrive shaft 8, and thedetection body 9 rotate at the same time. Then, theswash plate 10 tilts due to rotation of thedetection body 9, and thepiston 11 reciprocates in the corresponding one of thecylinder chambers 4 a. In consequence, the refrigerant gas sucked from thesuction chamber 5 a of therear housing 5 into thecylinder chamber 4 a is compressed, and the compressed gas is discharged into thedischarge chamber 5 b of therear housing 5. - At this moment, the circulative magnetic circuit A and a circulative magnetic circuit B (see
FIG. 2 ) are formed owing to a magnetic field (a magnetic flux) generated from theelectromagnetic clutch 7. Because of the shape of the detection body 9 (seeFIG. 3 ), thedetection body 9 changes in radius during a 360° rotation. Therefore, when thedetection body 9 rotates, the clearance (air gap) between thebolt member 6 and thedetection body 9 changes, which causes changes in the magnetic fields in the circulative magnetic circuits A and B. The output voltage of themagnetic sensor 20, which detects the change in the magnetic field in the circulative magnetic circuit A, changes. Based on this change in the output voltage, a rotational state of thecompressor 1 is detected. - (3) Effects of the Embodiment
- In this embodiment, as described above, the
magnetic sensor 20 having the magnetic impedance element is provided on the outer lateral face of thefront housing 3 forming thebody 2 and in proximity to thebolt member 6 so as to constitute thecompressor 1. Therefore, the magnetic flux leaking out from theelectromagnetic clutch 7 is sequentially conducted through thestator 16, thepulley 13, thefront housing 3, thebolt member 6, thedetection body 9, and thedrive shaft 8, so that the circulative magnetic circuit A is formed. Themagnetic sensor 20 detects a change in the magnetic flux in the circulative magnetic circuit A from the outer lateral face of thefront housing 3. As a result, a rotational state of thecompressor 1 is detected. This eliminates the necessity to drill thebody 2 of thecompressor 1. Consequently, the production cost of the compressor can be reduced in comparison with a conventional one with its body drilled. Since a sealing structure employing an O-ring is not required, the production cost can further be reduced. Moreover, foreign matters stuck to the magnetic sensor are prevented from entering the compressor and causing seizure or the like. Since there is no need to provide a space for mounting the sensor between theelectromagnetic clutch 7 and the front end face of thefront housing 3 unlike conventional cases in which detection means is provided on a head portion of a bolt member or on a stator side of an electromagnetic clutch facing the head portion, the total length in the axial direction of the body of the compressor can be reduced. In addition, since no magnetic flux generating source is required unlike conventional cases in which a magnetic flux generating source (a permanent magnet) is provided to a detection body, the production cost can further be reduced. There is no possibility of such a magnetic flux generating source falling from the detection body and causing seizure or the like. - In this embodiment, the
detection body 9 is arranged between theelectromagnetic clutch 7 and thepiston 11, and themagnetic sensor 20 is arranged at the position facing thedetection body 9 via thebolt member 6. Therefore, themagnetic sensor 20 is located closer to the circulative magnetic circuit A, and a change in the magnetism in the circulative magnetic circuit A can be detected with extremely high accuracy. - Note that, the present invention is not limited to the above described embodiment, and permits within its scope a variety of modifications and changes depending on the purpose or use to which the present invention is applied. That is, although the
magnetic sensor 20 is arranged such that the magnetism-sensing direction P thereof coincides with the axial direction of thebody 2 of thecompressor 1, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, as shown inFIG. 4 , amagnetic sensor 20′ may be arranged such that the magnetism-sensing direction P thereof extends substantially perpendicularly to the axial direction of thebody 2 of thecompressor 1 or forms a predetermined angle therewith. - In the above described embodiment, the
detection body 9 having the pair of the increaseddiameter portion 9 a and the reduceddiameter portion 9 b is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto; for example, a plurality of recess portions (reduced diameter portions) may be formed circumferentially at intervals of a predetermined distance on an outer periphery side of thedetection body 9. - The compressor of the present invention is utilized as a compressor for a vehicle. In particular, it is preferably utilized as a compressor for air-conditioning of a vehicle.
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